Honkai Impact 3, but I’m Amamiya Ren!

"That is to say, there are really two Xi'er..."

Listening quietly to the explanation from Amamiya Ren, Bronya raised her hand to cover her forehead, and her messy thoughts finally began to calm down.

She gradually began to accept the reality.

As early as when she was in the orphanage, Xier had vaguely shown two different styles of behavior, and now the situation has only worsened, directly evolving into two Xiers.

When I think of the gentle Xier who loved me in the past and was also loved by me, she still exists.

Xier did not turn out as she had expected, because during the dark time in the quantum sea, she completely gave up on herself and was on the verge of losing control of her mind, and she developed a closer relationship with Amamiya Ren than her own.

Bronya suddenly felt a strong sense of relief and satisfaction.

"Sister Bronya, won't Seele look weird if he does this?"

Her biggest secret was revealed to Bronya by Amamiya Ren. A worried expression appeared on Seele's delicate and flawless face, and she whispered carefully to Bronya.

During the time in the orphanage, Xier was not able to accept the existence of Shadow Xier like she is now. It can even be said that she was very resistant to this other self who was like a devil and exuded strong evil thoughts.

But no matter how much Xier resists, Shadow Xier is still another self in her heart, and she cannot abandon Shadow Xier.

In the eyes of other people in the orphanage, Xier might be like an unstable bomb with schizophrenia symptoms.

Therefore, in order to maintain her image in sister Bronya's heart, Seele hid the existence of Shadow Seele from Bronya, fearing that Bronya would alienate herself because of Shadow Seele.

"No... Bronya is very happy. Seele is still the Seele that Bronya knows. Welcome back. Bronya finally found Seele."

Bronya shook her head gently, her calm voice carrying a sense of relaxation and joy. She slowly raised her slender white arms, just like she had done in the orphanage in the past, and opened her arms to hug Seele.

Great, the past Xier is back!

Are you back...?

Bronya maintained the posture of opening her arms as if to hug Seele, but Seele's pupils instantly turned scarlet. She nimbly and swiftly dodged Bronya's embrace and hid behind Amamiya Ren in one step.

Looking at Shadow Xier who was sticking her head out from behind Amamiya Ren's waist, a look of smugness and mockery appeared on her delicate face.

Bronya remained frozen in place for a few seconds, hugging the air.

Then she coughed lightly as if nothing had happened, slowly lowered her outstretched arms, sat back at the dining table, quickly tapped the laptop keyboard a few times, staring at the computer screen closely, as if she had discovered some negative comments and was taking strong measures to protect Amamiya Ren's Phantom Thief Channel.

.......Well, now is now, and it is still different from before.

Bronya suddenly felt fortunate that she had lost the ability to express her emotions and had become a faceless person who could not make any expression.

Otherwise, Bronya couldn't imagine how embarrassed she would have been just now.

Or rather, it was already embarrassing enough, so embarrassing that Bronya wished she could use her toes to dig out a three-bedroom apartment on the spot and move in at the speed of light.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Sister Bronya! Another me, please don't get angry with Sister Bronya anymore..."

Seele took a step out from behind Amamiya Ren with a look of panic on her face. She nervously clenched her fists against her chest, trying to mediate the conflict between her other self and her sister Bronya.

Different from the previous situation in the Quantum Sea, now it is not Shadow Xier who is attached to Xier's body. Instead, Shadow Xier takes the initiative to use a bug-like method that even Amamiya Lian is a little surprised, allowing Xier to occupy his body that was projected by Amamiya Lian in the real world.

Therefore, in terms of the authority to control the body, Shadow Seele's control over this body is even stronger than Seele's.

Of course, Amamiya Ren's ability to control Seele's body is even stronger than Shadow Seele's.

After all, he is the true user of the Personality Mask.

"Brother Lian, please tell me about the other me. She is completely ignoring me now..."

Xier tried to mediate with the Shadow Xier in her heart, but Shadow Xier pretended not to hear Xier's words at all and pretended not to exist without any response to Xier.

The only person who can directly control Shadow Seele is Amamiya Ren, who has signed a contract with her.

Therefore, after Shadow Xier unilaterally lost contact, Xier subconsciously raised her delicate and fair face and naturally asked for help from Amamiya Lian beside her.

CRACK——!!!

Listening to Xier's extremely natural words of help to Amamiya Ren, her tone revealed a strong and deep sense of attachment and trust.

Bronya pressed the mouse with her slender fingers a little harder and almost broke the mouse button.

It's bad. Now not only the other Xi'er, but even the original Xi'er can't go back...

A feeling of sadness welled up in Bronya's heart.

While typing away at the keyboard to work for Amamiya Ren to maintain the Phantom Thief Channel website, she felt a strong sense of loss because of the dependence that Seele subconsciously showed on Amamiya Ren.

When she was in the orphanage, Seele only had this subconscious reaction of dependence and attachment to Bronya, but now there is one more person that Seele can rely on closely...even the possibility of there being one more person is still in doubt.

Bronya actually hoped that Seele just had one more person to rely on. That would at least mean that her unique position in Seele's heart was not replaced by Amamiya Ren.

After all, Amamiya Ren found Xier in the cold and empty quantum sea, and found a way to bring Xier back to the real world.

Bronya couldn't do anything.

It was all thanks to Amamiya Ren that Xier was saved.

It is natural and understandable that Xier would treat Amamiya Ren differently and think that she is her hero...

Although she knew these truths, Bronya still felt depressed.

She became even more resentful towards Cocolia, who stayed in the guest room of Lei Dian's house and refused to come out.

"Shadow Seele, stop making trouble. Let the two of them have a good conversation... Bronya, let me see the current commissions of the Phantom Thief Channel."

Bronya is a key talent who helps him maintain the operation of the Phantom Thieves Channel. Amamiya Ren naturally does not want her to be hit because of Shadow Seele and begin to fall into despair.

At Amamiya Ren's request, Shadow Seele pouted impatiently, but in the end she still obediently handed over complete control of her body to Seele, allowing Seele and Bronya to start a formal conversation.

Amamiya Ren took the laptop from Bronya and carefully read the mission requests posted by visitors in the New Phantom Thieves Channel.

Perhaps because it has just started, although there are visitors who have posted mission commissions in the New Phantom Thief Channel, they are basically trivial matters, and there are even commissions to find lost pet cats and dogs... This should be the work of a detective, and Phantom Thieves don't do this.

Bronya's programming level is extremely high. With just a click of the mouse, Amamiya Ren can unilaterally and visible receive the task commissions in the Phantom Thief Channel and create a task file locally, eliminating the tedious procedure of manually recording the task targets.

After searching and reading, Amamiya Ren only found ten serious Phantom Thief commissions that he could accept. After he completed these commissions, he realized that the Phantom Thief Channel was serious, and those funny commissions that were filling the task board like a joke should disappear completely.

If someone knows that the Phantom Thief of Hearts Joker is real, and still dares to make trouble on the task board and maliciously occupy the channel where victims send in their requests for help, then Amamiya Ren can only let Bronya use the box-opening attack and let the troublemaker experience the Phantom Thief of Heart Change's meal in person.

"These ten targets all look like minor characters. It's unlikely that any of them have a palace... After we conquer the Palace of the Herrscher of the Void, we can get rid of the shadows in the imaginary space and make them repent in the real world."

With the help of Seele and Bronya, Mei Raiden brought out bowls of sumptuous breakfast from the kitchen, which soon filled the entire dining table.

Amemiya Ren picked up the mackerel miso soup and took a sip. While enjoying Raiden Mei's increasingly improved breakfast dishes, which were becoming more and more in line with his favorite taste, he told Raiden Mei and Seele at the table about his next schedule and goals.

"Before we officially explore the Palace of the Herrscher of the Sky, I plan to go to the Velvet Room first... Bronya, please stay at home for the time being. I'll leave it to you to maintain the Phantom Thieves Channel and gather the remaining anti-entropic forces in Cocolia."

Chapter 4: Golden Butterfly in the Velvet Room! (K words)

Although Bronya accepted Seele's gift and became a Personality User, she is not a true Personality User who awakened spontaneously.

According to Hatagi, she cannot meet with the current Bronya, otherwise Bronya will only be harmed by her special physique.

Only personality mask users like Amamiya Ren and Seele can stand beside Yuto safely.

The strength between Bronya and Hato cannot be compared at all. Since Bronya and Hato cannot be put in the same team together, then who should be put outside the team is not a question that needs to be hesitated at all.

After finishing breakfast at the Raiden residence, Amamiya Ren took Raiden Mei to sneak into Kaslana's palace, leaving Bronya at the Raiden residence to look after the house and maintain the Phantom Thief Channel website.

Seele, who exists in the world as the personality mask of Ren Amamiya, naturally disappeared from Bronya's sight after Ren Amamiya, the user of the personality mask, left the real world. Her consciousness returned to Kaslana Palace, where she reunited with Ren Amamiya in a way that Bronya could not see.

"Kaslana, how exactly should I use this [key] you gave me? I tried it in the real world, but I couldn't use this [key] to find the Velvet Room between matter and spirit."

The first thing Amamiya Ren did after returning to Kaslana Palace was to ask Kaslana, who was standing in the distance like an iceberg.

I was unable to enter the Velvet Room through dreams, nor was I able to use the [Key] given by Kaslana to find the door to the Velvet Room in the real world.

Amamiya Ren had no choice but to seek help from Kaslana, who gave her the [Key], hoping to get more detailed instructions on how to use the [Key] from him.

"The [Key] alone is not enough. The Velvet Room is a strictly sealed off restricted area. If you want to enter the Velvet Room in the real world, you need a [Guide] in addition to the [Key]."

Kaslana turned around slowly and responded to Amamiya Ren in a calm and calm manner.

"Hato knows where the Velvet Room is. You can ask her to take you to the door of the Velvet Room. Use the [Key] I gave you to open the sealed door and enter to find all the answers you desire."

"Indeed, the coordinates of the Velvet Room in the real world are very hidden, and the defense work is also very perfect. If you want to enter the Velvet Room, you must sneak into the headquarters of the Serpent Followers Organization. This is a very dangerous thing for anyone... But with Joker's skills, it should not be a problem to sneak into the Velvet Room secretly."

Yutu showed a gentle and soft smile. She gently stretched out her hand towards the empty area in front of her, and easily created a portal connecting to the World Snake Headquarters Base.

After learning from Amamiya Ren and Seele that Bronya had been successfully rescued and had not been completely transformed into a robot girl, the originally quiet and gentle Usagi also began to show some enthusiasm, and she couldn't wait to help Amamiya Ren.

"The fluctuations caused by the space transmission will be detected by the advanced equipment deployed in the base. Fortunately, I have the identity of a cadre of the Serpent's Followers Organization. I just need to show up openly to accept the mission... But in this case, I can't take care of you, Joker. You must sneak into the deepest corridor of the base and find a way to enter the Velvet Room."

Because he could only cover for Amamiya Ren and could not send him directly to the Velvet Room, Yutu revealed a deep apology in his words.

The World Serpent inherited the technological heritage of the previous civilization, the Velvet Room... [Paradise of the Past] is the foundation of the World Serpent, and the protection measures are extremely strict. Only the cadres and cadre candidates of the World Serpent can enter it.

With Amamiya Ren's current combat capability that can even defeat the Herrscher, the existence that can truly threaten him is not at the World Serpent Headquarters along the way, but rather inside the [Velvet Room] which is Amamiya Ren's destination.

Theoretically speaking, even if Amamiya Ren gave up stealth and tried to enter the space of the paradise of the past life openly, there was no cadre in the World Snake Base who could stop Amamiya Ren.

However, Amamiya Ren obviously does not want to enter the Paradise of the Past just once. In order to be able to continue visiting the Paradise of the Past in the future, Amamiya Ren must remain hidden and carry out covert operations.

Otherwise, although the World Snake cannot pose a threat to Amamiya Ren, it will have no problem completely blocking the gate to the Paradise of the Past, or even posing a threat to the existence of the Paradise of the Past itself.

"It's okay. Infiltration is the specialty of Phantom Thieves. I'm ready."

A dark blue flame burned from Amamiya Lian's body, and a black phantom suit and a white spirit bird mask were worn on his body.

Amemiya Ren pulled the red palm gloves on his hands and summoned out Jizo Mitsuhime and Hiyomaru. After making preparations to sneak into the enemy base, he said goodbye to Kaslana, Raiden Mei and others, and stepped into the portal that appeared in the void ahead with Yuto.

At the other end of the portal is a cold corridor made of steel.

The moment she was teleported from Kaslana Palace to the base of the Serpent Followers Organization, Amamiya Ren demonstrated her agility as a Phantom Thief, quickly found a remote corner to hide her body, and used the power of the Jizo Soul to invade the control system in the base.

In order to prevent the infiltration operation from being discovered by the controller of the base, Amamiya Ren did not make any drastic changes to the base's data permissions. She simply hacked into the monitoring system, erased the records of her own existence, and obtained the patrol routes of the automatic robots inside the base.

Just as Yutu said before, there are indeed sophisticated instruments in this base that can detect space fluctuations.

Yutu had just teleported into the base, and even the portal behind him had not yet completely disappeared.

A figure wearing black clothes, a white one-eyed mask on his face, and holding a black umbrella in the room, who looked exactly like the gray snake that had been killed by Amamiya Ren, appeared in front of Yutu and started talking to him in a gloomy tone.

Black clothes, black umbrella, white mask, this seems to be the standard configuration of the snake followers organization's modified humans...

After witnessing the conversation between another gray snake and Hato, Amamiya Ren seriously considered the possibility of finding a cyborg to strip off its clothes and put them on himself, or simply holding up a black umbrella and blending in.

After all, as a phantom thief, Amamiya Ren's outfit is also black clothes and white mask, the only thing missing is a black umbrella.

Relying on the virus ability of Jizo Shinobi's soul to invade electronic devices, it is not impossible for Amamiya Ren to access the special network domain between the cyborgs.

However, this joking thought only stayed in Amamiya Lian's mind for a moment before he rejected it decisively.

Amamiya Ren just killed a gray snake yesterday that was on a mission to kill Cocolia. The information about him might have already been uploaded to the internal network of the cyborgs by that gray snake.

If witnessed by the Gray Snake-transformed people, Amamiya Ren's identity would easily be exposed.

It would be better to just follow the style of the Phantom Thief and carry out the infiltration operation without anyone noticing.

Relying on the corrosive power of Jizo's soul, Feiyumaru projected the collected live point map in front of Amamiya Ren in real time, marking the best stealth route and the patrol range of the robot guards.

Whether it is the exposed cameras or the extremely hidden built-in monitoring equipment, nothing can escape the power of Ksitigarbha's soul.

Amemiya Ren's figure flashed past the camera at a high speed like a black falcon. Every time he passed by the camera, the monitoring equipment would delay at just the right time, freezing before Amemiya Ren passed by and not returning to normal until he left, always maintaining a normal image as if no one passed by.

Amamiya Ren, who possessed the Jizo Soul, felt like a fish in water in this base, as if he had turned on a cheat. His infiltration was extremely smooth and he didn't feel any resistance at all.

The location of the Velvet Room was not marked on the base map collected by Hiyomaru, but Hata had already told him that the Velvet Room was at the deepest part of the base, so Amamiya Ren only needed to reach the deepest part of the base.

Just as Amamiya Ren was heading towards the Velvet Room, he passed by a laboratory of the Serpent Followers organization.

While the door of the laboratory was open, one by one, the faces of the human experimenters were distorted with pain, and their bodies were transformed into various strange inhuman tissues, as if they were transforming from humans to shadows, and the transformation was only half successful. The breath was weak and extremely weak, and the human subjects who were about to die were transported out by automatic robots to an unknown place.

As the laboratory door closed, the human screams and the irrational and terrifying roars like shadows that Amamiya Ren had been able to hear completely died down, and it became completely silent as if they did not exist.

"........."

As an evil organization that believes in an evil god, it is natural that the Serpent Followers are extreme and crazy. It is also not surprising that there are one or two crazy scientists who like human experiments.

When we get back from the Velvet Room, we'll make a scene and completely destroy this laboratory.

Amamiya Ren silently memorized the location of the laboratory, then quickened her pace and continued to sneak towards the velvet room at the deepest part.

When the gray snake transformed into Shadow Ashwa yesterday, Amamiya Ren was curious whether the gray snake transformed from a human into a shadow, or whether the shadow that appeared in the real world disguised itself as a human.

And judging by the miserable state of the experimental subjects just seen, the Serpent Followers are clearly researching a cruel technology to transform humans into shadows.